| VERB | stative | vegetate | lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | vegetate | establish vegetation on | |
| change | vegetate | produce vegetation | |
| change | vegetate | grow like a plant | |
| change | vegetate | grow or spread abnormally | |
| body | vegetate | propagate asexually | |
| body | vegetate, vege out | engage in passive relaxation |
| Sounds | veh'jhahtey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | live | Lead a certain kind of life |
| Spanish | vegetar | |
| Adjectives | vegetative | of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous |
| Nouns | vegetation | inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable / comparable to the inactivity of plant life |
| Meaning | Establish vegetation on. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "They vegetated the hills behind their house" | |
| Broader | grow | Cause to grow or develop |
| Nouns | vegetation | all the plant life in a particular region or period |
| Meaning | produce vegetation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The fields vegetate vigorously" | |
| Broader | grow | increase in size by natural process |
| Spanish | vegetar | |
| Catalan | vegetar | |
| Nouns | vegetation | the process of growth in plants |
| Meaning | Grow like a plant. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously" | |
| Broader | grow | increase in size by natural process |
| Spanish | vegetar | |
| Catalan | vegetar | |
| Nouns | vegetation | the process of growth in plants |
| Meaning | Grow or spread abnormally. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed" | |
| Broader | grow | Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger |
| Spanish | vegetar | |
| Nouns | vegetation | an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart) |
| Meaning | propagate asexually. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The bacterial growth vegetated along" | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Broader | propagate | Multiply sexually or asexually |
| Spanish | vegetar | |
| Catalan | vegetar | |
| Adjectives | vegetative | (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes |
| Meaning | Engage in passive relaxation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television" | |
| Synonym | vege out | |
| Broader | relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down | Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease |
| Adjectives | vegetative | of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous |
| Nouns | vegetation | inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable / comparable to the inactivity of plant life |
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